Wire post.



.1 No. 658,889. Pmmu Oct. 2, I900.

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WIRE POST.

(Application med Nov. 9, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUSTUS T. BROOK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WIRE POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 658,889, dated October2, 1900.

Application filed November 9, 1899. Serial No. 736,372. tNo model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS TORBERT BROOK, residing at the city of NewYork, State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Wire Posts, of which the following is a description,referring to the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification.

The invention relates particularly to wire posts or pickets for wirefences, though its use is not necessarily restricted to these purposes.

The object of the invention is to produce an extremely cheap, simple,durable, and effective post. v

The post is designed to be used at intervals to support horizontalfence-wires. At much longer intervals strong wooden or other posts canbe used, in which case the wire posts of my invention can be madeproportionally lighter.

Briefly stated, the improved post in its most preferred form consists ofa single piece of rod or wire bent back upon itself to form the top ofthe post and then twisted together. From twelve to eighteen inches fromthe bottom of the post a flat plate is placed between the two portionsof the wire, and at the foot of the post the two ends of the wire aremade fast to the horizontal anchor-plate by being passed through holesin the plate, then lapped back upon themselves and suitably fastened.

The invention is of so simple a nature that it can be readily understoodby an inspection of the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 showsthe post inuse, the ground in which it is anchored being shown insection. Fig. 2 shows, in enlarged scale, the details of the lowerportions of the post.

While I prefer to make the post of a single wire bent back upon itselfat the top to form an eye and twisted togetherthroughout the length ofthe post, two or more wires may of course be used. For the purposes ofdescription I will speak of eachof the ends of the wire or wires asthough it were a separate wire.

To anchor the foot of the post firmly in the ground, I provide a plateat, having preferably four holes h. Two wires to extend down through twoof the holes and are then bent around and brought upward through theother holes and twisted around,so as to secure the post firmly to theplate a, as shown in the figures. ,While this plated anchors the postfirmly in the ground, so that it cannot be readily pulled upward, itdoes not prevent the post working sidewise under the strains exerted bythe wind or by any other cause upon the fence. Such working of the postin the ground is apt to loosen the post, and for the purpose ofanchoring the post against such lateral movement I provide asectionplate 19, which when in use is a few inches below the surface ofthe ground, as seen in Fig. 1. This plate p is preferably notched, as atn, and the wires to are twisted tightly together, embracing the plate 19in a line between the notches n, as best seen in Fig. 2. Where the wiresto are parts of a single wire bent at the top of the post to form a loopZ, a very simple, but ornamental effect is produced. The fence-wires fare preferably secured to the post by small binding wires or staples s,as in Fig. 1.

, The features which I claim as new and characteristic of my inventionare as follows:

A fence-post consisting of a single length of wire forming a loop at thetop of the post and twisted together substantially from end to end, avertically-disposed plate p embraced by the twisted wire or wires, and ahorizontal anchor-plate having holes through which the two ends of thewire are looped, said ends being twisted and so secured, substantiallyas set forth.

Signed this 20th day of October, 1899, at New York, N. Y.

AUGUSTUS T. BROOK.

Witnesses:

GEORGE H. SONNEBORN, HAROLD BINNEY.

